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→‎50px SoaS v6 Desktop EFI USB device Builder prebuilt VirtualBox Appliance: detail how to use VM

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:http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser.ovf

:http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser-disk1.vmdk

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:builds EFI 2GB USB devices that boot MacBook Pro i7 (8.1 Intel)

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::Just import 2 files from above link ^

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:root=sugarroot user=sugar pswd=sugaruser

* F16-Desktop x86-64 Virtual Machine

: Allows building of EFI Boot USB devices (self contained)

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# Contains RC4 F15 and F16 x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso files in the Download directory

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# '''Contains RC4 F15 and F16 x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso files in the Download directory'''

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# Script in Desktop to run in terminal (~~cd Downloads~~)

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# Script in Desktop to run in terminal

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*'''How to use the VM to create an EFI boot USB'''

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Start Virtual Appliance

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start Terminal (Applications/system tools/terminal)

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Insert a 2 GB or larger USB

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type "mount" to get USB device name ie: /dev/sdb; /dev/sdc/; etc Be certain of this to get this wrong is dangerous.

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minimize

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start Applications/Accessories/gedit

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In Gedit Open /Desktop/livecd-iso-to-disk.txt

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edit command line to show correct USB device name.

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copy corrected command line

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Paste into terminal

:builds EFI 2GB USB devices that boot MacBook Pro i7 (8.1 Intel)

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:~~:Just import 2 files from above link ^~~

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:THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION. BE CERTAIN THE USB DEVICE NAME IS CORRECT

root=sugarroot user=sugar pswd=sugaruser

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*Note: Resulting EFI USB device is not boot-able in MacBook Air.(It gets garbled screen on boot). still working on it

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~~:nomodeset; vesa; xdriver=fbdev are all boot options to try~~

:'''Please Test''

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